those are the one of 2 18's available, the other ones are the steels with "beauty" rings- they are called the heritage wheels.. in other words, GM cheaped out..

 

do you have a link to what those look like??

and damn momoturbo that looks GOOD!!

88ragtop i used they were 255/30/20 all the way around, but im planning to throw some 275/30/20 ecsta spt red smoke tires on the back and upgrade all the brakes to 2010 brembos

 

i think the 5th gen wheels look great on our 3rd gens...good job guys...looks better than on 5th gen imo

 

Any more pics of the 18 inch wheels with tires on?

 

I just found me a set of the 18" heritage wheels for a darn good price, should i pick em up? How do you guys think they would look on a white 87 iroc on Intrax springs?

 

looks super awesome

 

Looks great! nice

 

I've also been curious about 5thgen wheels on 3rdgens, so it's nice to see this thread with all the pics. I like them. But 20" is too large for my taste. And since a lot of other people have also expressed a preference for something smaller than 20", I thought I'd post pics of some smaller versions of the same style wheels.

There was a 19" x 8" version on 5thgen Camaros.

And before the 5thgen was born, Nissan had 18" x 8" and 18" x 8.5" versions on its 350Z. The Nissans have a 4.5" bolt pattern, but since spacers are probably necessary anyway, I'd think the spacer can also serve as an adapter to the 4.5" pattern.

Painted, polished, chrome... all seem to be available.

Edit: the first two pics are 19" 5thgen wheels, and the third pic is the 18" Nissan wheel. Both are the same style as the 20" 5thgen wheels in this thread, the only differences being the wheels' center hub designs. So these would look the same as the 20" wheels installed, just smaller alternatives to the 20" wheel.

 

I believe the wheels he is talking about come on a highly optioned LT model, such as the Synergy edition.

 

here is my firebird with the 5th gen rims in black http://www.imagecoast.com/images/frankie95/img0384.jpg

 

picture of entire car paleeease

 

Here is the full car view kind of a bad pic I haven't adjusted the suspension down yet
http://pbckt.com/pr.NSXQ4q

 

car should look good after you slam it! Are you running coil overs???

 

Yes 300# coil over springs with double adjustable QA1 shock absorbers

 

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...19167640_n.jpg

 

There is my baby with new shoes

 

Here is my other Project, It has Sportlines on it right now and about to be full adjustable Koni's on all 4's

 

That looks sick as hell I was wondering what the silver ones would look like on a white car now I need to see someone with black on white to compare.

 

Can you get some more pictures from more angles of the one above? Looks purdy good,

 

too much wheel makes the car look lifted.. 20"s are a no go for me.. 18''s are max on these cars

 

+1

 

Ya I will get you some more pics when I get off work.

 

Here is a couple pics.

 

So I need some stats on those 18" that look like the irocs. I found a set real cheap and they might let me make up for my 4th gen rear so I can slam my car. I have 18" american racing replicas and with the 4th gen rear I cant lower it.

 

hi there, i have a quick question. i also got the 5th gen wheels on mine. what are you using to lower your car. i have some beltech spindels with 2inch drop just need springs but just wanted to know how you lowered yours because it looks great. thanks

 

Finally got some newer pictures of my car sitting on the 5th gen wheels. With the 2" drop I get nothing but compliments even from old school hotrodders against big wheels. They all say the same thing pictures do not do it any justice, seeing it in person makes you really love the way they look on my car.
enjoy ill post more in the next few weeks.

 

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Will 2012 camaro wheels fit on my 1988 iroc

 

Am I the only one that thinks these wheels don't match up with this car AT ALL?

Love the car and what you've done with it, but I'd rather be running stockers than those.

 

it depends on the look your going for some of these thirdgens look like they just threw some camaro ss wheels on and called it a day other thirdgen look good due to the time spent into making it look right for the look they where going for no two thirdgen look the same with the same wheels they all have a different character but you can tell when people throw wheels on compared to some one that look at every detail to make the car look good with the wheels they pick

long story short i love the wheels they look good on a thirdgen when done right

 

this is a very good example that shows how good they can look when you build a car from top too bottom

also
i think this is also a very good example needs to be a little lower and a paint job but it looks good to me

also wildridz looks pretty right on too could be lower hard to tell by pics rear looks high

the bigger the wheel size you go on a thirdgen the lower you need go to be able to pull it off with + 20inch wheels unless you want a 4x4 5 inch left to fit 30 inch wheels on a thirdgen then by all means go for the look you want

 

So are these the cars you guys got your fifthgen wheels from?

 

anyone do the 18s yet? any pics?

 

i can prolly get stats on those for you when i go to work tomorrow... however, if you have found a set, i'd say grab them while they are available.. i still have yet to see a 5th gen roll through the dealership with them... since the first 5th gen rolled off the line, ive only seen 2 with anything other than the 20's come into the shop, and they were the heritage ones... its definitely hard to find...

 

ok, so how did you get them to fit your 3rd gens?? can someone tell this rookie how it was done?? what rear end do you have?? spacers?? adaptors??

anyone done it with a third gen rear???

help a brotha out!!

 

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ill throw mine with the 18s up i like the way they look

 

Look like modern iroc's you have better pics ?

 

ill try to dig up some others ill attatch the only other one i found so far to this post. the little girl in the picture is the future proud driver and eventual owner of the car. im sure i have a ton at home somewhere. the issue is all my pictures recently are with my drag wheels and tires on.

and i kind of thought they looked like iroc wheels when i bought them. i love the look of them.

and to how it was done. i can briefly tell you in the pictures my fronts have a 3 inch spacer and my rear has no spacer with a 4th gen rear. i now have a stock width s60. so i have to get spacers for the rear.

im gonna go with 1.5 spacers in the rear and 2 inch up front to try and pull the wheels in a touch more.

 

hmmm might get some to use as my spare set of wheels

cool no worry lol what size spacers you used

 

wow 3inch spacer lol why not 2 inch all around ? or thats due to bigger tire size your running in the rear or is the offset different with front and rear wheels
it looks really nice

 

thanks i really like it.
it will go to 2 inch in the front the previous owner did the 3 inch in the front. personally they come to far out of the wheel well for my liking. and they also rub the inner fender when you turn sharp.

the rears have to go to 1.5 inch cause i have 3 inch long studs in the rear for my drag wheels. track rules require 3 threads to show threw the end of an open lug nut. so i am going to try a 1.5 inch spacer and then bolt the wheels to the same stud. 1.5 inches of stud should be fine for the lug nut to engage. i have not test fit this yet so dont take my word that it will work in the rear. im hoping it will i dont drive a ton on the street mostly to the strip (5 miles) and a few car shows.

the safe answer is 2 inch all the way around works fine.

 

Or you can cut down the studs to the desired length. Seems a lot more desirable than running a spacer merely to obtain desired stud poke out.

 

guess i wasnt clear. i need the 3 inch studs for when my drag wheels are on. otherwise any shorter studs wont pass tech at the track.

when i run the 5th gen wheels i need a spacer to get them to fit. a 2 inch spacer wont work cause of the 3 inch studs they will stick threw the spacer by and inch and the wheel wont go on. so the only option we have come up with is to use a 1.5 inch spacer and push the studs out of the spacer and just use it as a spacer. then use the 3 inch studs to hold the spacer and the wheel on.

this is not the right way to do this but its the only way in this situation.

hope this makes sense

 

got you track rules limiting what you can do

 

Weird, the 5th gen wheels don't have lightening holes drilled opposite of the 5 stud holes? Even the OEM IROC wheels have lightening holes and I would imagine would clear the studs with no problem.

Something like this:

 

yea come to think of it your right totally forgot about that if it doesnt you can machine it deeper ?
he said he has a inch sticking out from spacer so maybe they might not fit depending on how deep the lightening holes are ? but who knows depending on measurements of the lightening holes depth

 

wow didnt even think about that. i will look at the wheels when i get home. im pretty sure they do have those. oddly enough the spacer guys didnt either. i will look at the wheels as soon as i get home.

and on the stud rules thats an NHRA rule. i dont want my wheel or my opponents wheel coming off. i just saw a mustang sheer off all 5 lug studs leaving the line a month or so back. they were upgraded studs just not strong enough. luckily it was at the line so not to much damage. would have been a different story if it came apart at the 1/8 or the traps.

 

Hey Mikebondi, did you just buy that car not long ago from a guy in Texas?